"Xianggong, Ming said that Zhongxian is going to leave for Jinguo to discuss peace matters, and today he is here to bid farewell to Xianggong." Lu Zhongxian bowed to Tang Sihui, he was appointed by Tang Sihui to do office work as the Huaixi pacification department, plus the Privy Council Planning and Revision Officer, and was ordered to go to Jin with a letter to discuss peace matters, and today he specially went to Tang Sihui's house to resign.

Tang Siwei nodded and said, "Zhongxian, your visit is related to the safety of my Great Song Dynasty, this burden is not light!"

Lu Zhongxian hurriedly said: "Xianggong, please rest assured, Zhongxian knows that he has a heavy responsibility to go, and he should do his best to repay Xianggong's kindness." I don't know what else the minister has to say? He knew that this time he went to discuss peace matters, not so much about the safety of the Great Song Dynasty, but about Tang Sihui's plan, the emperor issued an edict to transfer Yu Yunwen back to Beijing to replace Zhang Jun, presiding over the use of troops against Jin, Yu Yunwen has far-sighted knowledge, familiar with military affairs and won the emperor's trust, now the emperor is still hesitant to negotiate peace, if Yu Yunwen can say that the emperor can move the emperor and refuse to negotiate peace, then Tang Sihui will greatly lose power in the court. Today's plan. Only when Yu Yunwen had not yet returned to Beijing, he first negotiated peace with Jin Guo. At that time, the overall situation was decided, and Yu Yunwen would have no power to return to heaven when he came back.

The relationship between history and harm, Tang Sihui is naturally clear. Wang Yanyi, who succeeded Yu Yunwen yesterday as the Sichuan Xuanfu envoy, set off with an edict, and it took about ten days to walk from Lin'an to Sichuan on the road, Yu Yunwen received the edict and it took more than ten days to travel from Sichuan to Lin'an, and it took seven or eight days for the other two to hand over official duties. In other words, Yu Yunwen will not be able to arrive in Lin'an until a month later at the earliest, so he must negotiate peace within this month.

Tang Siwei pondered for a moment, and then said, "Zhongxian, this time you went to the Jin Kingdom, no matter what conditions they put forward, you might as well agree to come down first." ”

Lu Zhongxian was stunned for a moment, and said: "Xianggong, didn't the emperor say that he was not allowed to cut land, he was not allowed to be a minister, and he was only allowed to pay the annual coin?" If the Jin people want me to be a vassal in the Great Song Dynasty, what should I do? What if you also agree to come down, and the emperor blames it?"

Tang Siwei naturally knew the conditions for peace proposed by Zhao Tuan, but he also knew that peace negotiation itself was a process of repeated negotiations, and it was by no means something that could be agreed upon within a month. At that time, the "Shaoxing Peace Conference" was negotiated for a year. But now Tang Siwei can't afford to wait, Yu Yunwen will return to Beijing immediately, and he must negotiate peace before he returns to Beijing. Therefore, Tang Siwei asked Lu Zhongxian to agree to whatever Jin Guo wanted, and only in this way could it be negotiated within a month.

However, Lu Zhongxian's worries were not unreasonable, Tang Si retreated: "Zhongxian, you can rest assured of this, the old man will always be Jianghuai later, and naturally he will create a situation where he must agree." As for being in front of the emperor, naturally I will explain it to you, so you don't have to worry, just do what I say. ”

Lu Zhongxian had a little bottom in his heart, nodded and said: "Zhongxian understands, Xianggong can rest assured, Zhongxian will definitely do what Xianggong said." In fact, he is not very down-to-earth in his heart, but his future has been firmly linked to Tang Sihui, once Tang Sihui loses power, he will definitely be unlucky, and now he can only believe in Tang Sihui's promise.

At noon, Xin Qiji was idle in the residence, so he wanted to go out for a walk, and then go to the Xie Family Restaurant for a banquet in the evening.

This is not the first time Xin Qiji has come to Lin'an, but the first few times he had business and body, he came and went in a hurry, only this time was the most leisurely. In the city of Lin'an, the city is well and square, and the mats are prosperous, and the trails are endless. In fact, Lin'an Mansion has completely eliminated the boundary of Fang City, and most of the shops are set up for the street, leading to the Fang Lane, and even the door is there. As for the Golan Washer, there are countless of them. Between the lakes and mountains, the embankment bridge becomes a city, singing and dancing, walking horses and paradling, endlessly. Although it is daytime, the sound of silk and bamboo music is still endless. The songs are all new words that are trending nowadays. Xin Qiji listened carefully to a few songs:

"Half of the spring, the touch is infinite. The twelve are idle and leaning around, worrying about the sky. The good thing is that the wind and the sun are warm, and the warbler and the swallow are lost. The flower curtains in the courtyard are not rolled, and the grass is far away. ”

"Every year when the flowers bloom, the wind and rain are ten, and they refuse to bloom. Mistakenly, he was looking for a strange master. Today, it is reported that the sky is clear, and the flowers have become dust, and the flower god is sent to the god of flowers: how to be the spring at the beginning. ”

"Dongfeng Yangliu Gate is on the road, after all, the carved saddle can't be kept. Tenderness is better than the clouds on the ridge, don't cry more than the rain on the flowers. There is no repetition of the painting curtain of the green building, and you can hear the cars and horses going to the side of the building. If the eyebrows are dyed deeply, the green is difficult to paint. ”

"Cut the tear stains of the fragrant sac, the partridge is broken, and the horse neighs and the people go to dusk. The whole oblique willow mo, sparse and dense apricot blossom village, a wind and moon are more soulless. ”

Most of the things I heard were sad, bitter, emotional, and sorrowful. Xin Qiji shook his head secretly when he heard it, and then looked at the words and sentences left by the literati and writers at the end of the road, which were also some works of wind and snow.

Xin Qiji sighed and didn't want to watch it anymore. Since he returned to the Song Dynasty in the 32nd year of Shaoxing, he has always had high ambitions and made it his life's wish to restore the Central Plains. He once made nine discussions, ten treatises on Mei Qin, and should ask three articles to the emperor. It was not easy to wait until the Great Song Dynasty decided to go on a northern expedition, but now it has been slightly frustrated, and the trend of compromise has risen in the court, and the emperor has been affected, and the envoys who negotiate peace have been sent. The court is like this, and the people are not like this.

Xin Qijian raised his eyes and looked into the distance, the Great Song Dynasty crossed to the south, and the capital Lin'an has been forty years, the songs and dances of the lakes and mountains have resolved the pain of countless sad people, and the water and clouds are mighty, and the sword blade in the hands of the strong man has been blunted. Is it true that the painful memories of the loss of the country have faded with the passage of time? Only now is the chic and comfortable of the wind and the sun? Xin Qiji suddenly remembered the familiar poem again:

Outside the mountain, Outside the mountain,

When will Xihu sing and dance be closed?

The warm wind smokes the tourists drunk,

Only Hangzhou is regarded as Bianzhou.

Xin Qiji couldn't help but think of the years spent in Gengjing's rebel army, and the days when he traveled thousands of miles with Yang Yan. I miss life that was not only hard but also full of dangers.

Maybe the hope of the Great Song Dynasty is in Yang Yan's generation. was thinking about it, but before he realized that it was dusk, Xin Qiji immediately rushed to the Xie family restaurant.

When they arrived at the Xie Family Restaurant, they saw Yang Yan, Cao Xun, Gao Zhen, Liu Fuwu, and Wei Chang all arrived, and at this time a man about thirty years old was talking with them. Xin Qi hurriedly walked over and said, "I'm sorry everyone, I am a step late in abandoning the disease, and you have been waiting for a long time." ”

Yang Yan said: "Brother You'an, you're finally here." ”

At this time, the man who was talking with them also came over, bowed to Xin Qi, and said: "Mr. Xin's name is really like thunder, and it is really a blessing for Xie to be able to meet today!"

Yang Yan introduced: "Brother You'an, this is the owner of this Xie family restaurant, Xie Yuanqing Xie Yuanqing. ”

Xin Qiji smiled slightly: "It turned out to be Xie Yuanwai." ”

Cao Xun also came over and patted Xie Yuanqing's arm and said, "What sir, outsider, just call him Lao Xie, isn't it, Lao Xie." ”

Xie Yuanqing said with a smile: "I can let General Cao call Lao Xie, Yuanqing is really frightened, this is not the place to speak, please go upstairs with me, the upstairs is ready, just wait for you to take the seat." ”

They followed him upstairs to a private room on the third floor. Although it is an elegant room, it is actually a room where five or six tables are not a problem. But there was only one table in the room. After everyone sat down, Xie Yuanqing immediately asked someone to serve wine and food, and after a while, the wine and food and other things were ready. Xie Yuanqing said again: "Let you know that I specially invited Miss Yan Rui from Ruyi Fang to play and sing for you, please wait a while, she will be there soon." ”

At this time, Yan Rui thought that she was the first prostitute in Lin'an, and the people who asked her to play and sing every day were endless. However, Ruyi Fang is a government-run music workshop, and it is not possible to invite Yan Rui to appear if you have money.

Xie Yuanqing said: "Actually, I was able to invite Miss Yan Rui this time thanks to Mr. Xin. ”

Xin Qiji was stunned for a moment and said, "How do you say this, I don't know this Yan Rui girl. ”

Xie Yuanqing said with a smile: "Miss Yan Rui has always been a fan of Xin Xianxian's words, and as soon as she heard that Xin Xian was missing among the guests today, she immediately agreed to come, and said that she wanted to ask Mr. Xin for advice. ”

Famous poets are often more popular with them, and Liu Yong, Qin Guan, Su Shi, and Zhou Bangyan of the previous dynasty are like this. Xin Qiji is famous for filling in words, although his lyrics are mostly heroic and tragic, but there is also no lack of graceful and subtle works, which are also quite popular with people.

In the midst of everyone's laughter, someone at the door said, "Miss Yan Rui has arrived." ”

I saw that the door curtain was lifted, and from behind the screen of the Cowherd and Weaver Girl Magpie Bridge Club, a group of female musicians turned around, and a dressed beauty came out, with hair like silk, eyebrows than distant mountains, eyes like autumn water, eyes flowing, charming and moving, slender body, like the wind shaking the willows. It was Yan Rui, whom Yang Yan had met once last year.

As soon as she entered the door, she greeted everyone and said, "Little girl Yan Rui, I have seen all the adults. ”

Xie Yuanqing said with a smile: "Miss Yan Rui, you are late, I am tired of waiting for you for a long time, how do you say you should be punished." ”

Yan Ruiyan smiled and said, "Since it's too late, you deserve to be punished, but I don't know what punishment to receive?" Is it a penalty for drinking?" As soon as her eyes turned, she was really charming, and everyone felt that her gaze was gone with herself, and they were moved, not to mention Cao Xun, Gao Zhen and others who saw Yan Rui for the first time, even Yang Yan and Xin Qiji were so determined, and they couldn't help but be attracted by her gaze, and couldn't help but take a few more looks. Yang Yan felt that he had seen a lot of beauties, the tassels were gentle and amiable, Zhao Qian was as elegant as Yonghe, Zhao Yue was as heroic as she was forceful, Han Zhaojing, Zhang Wenzhu and others were graceful and strong, but no one could be as charming and charming as Yan Rui.

Xie Yuanqing said with a smile: "It's easy to punish you for drinking, first punish you for singing a song for your adults, if the adults think you don't sing well, it's not too late to punish you for drinking." ”

Yan Rui smiled slightly, waved her hand lightly, and the female musicians immediately played and played, only to see Yan Rui lightly open her lips and sing: "The east wind blooms thousands of trees at night, and it blows down. Stars like rain. BMW carved cars are full of fragrance. The sound of the phoenix flute moves, the light of the jade hall turns, and the dragon fish dance all night. The moth snow willow is golden, and the smile is full of dark fragrance. The crowd looked for him thousands of times, and Mo Ran looked back, but the man was in the lamplight. ”

After singing the song, the rest of the music was lingering, and the others were still intoxicated by the singing, but Xin Qiji got up and said: "This is the old work "Qingyu Case", how did Miss Yan Rui know. ”